From Aircraft Restroom Maintenance to Beekeeping in Nepal

Lok Bahadur Rai received his Outstanding Entrepreneur award from Labour Minister Ramji Yadav during the 97th episode of Diaspora Diaries, a series by Nepali Times and Migration Lab that shares experiences of living abroad. Rai, born in Morang to a modest family with a police officer father, faced challenges growing up as the youngest of five siblings. He attended a nearby school and switched to an English medium school in Grade 3, but later returned to a government school, skipping to Grade 8. Despite his efforts, he failed his Grade 10 exam and aimed to join the Indian Army, but was unsuccessful due to his physique. With limited job prospects, he decided to migrate overseas.